Venom (spoilers)
Reality being so dark these days, we decided that Saturday night called for escapist fun. So we headed over to our local movie theater for Venom.
Venom is yet another superhero from the Marvel universe, another of Stan Lee’s creations, but totally disconnected from The Avengers’ storyline. (Unlike The Avengers, this is not a Disney production.) Our hero is Eddie Brock, a down-on-his-luck investigative reporter, who symbiotically merges with an alien life form that calls itself Venom. Eddie/Venom must take down the villain and prevent an alien invasion and the destruction of humanity.
There are the usual action sequences — chase scenes, fight scenes, explosions, etc. There’s some Deadpool-like humor, though not as crass. And Stan Lee’s cameo is very, very obvious.
Though I enjoyed the movie — it’s good, escapist fun — it’s not on par with the movies coming out of the Marvel/Disney partnership. But if you like the genre, it’s worth seeing. And do stay for the post-credit scenes.
Venom is yet another superhero from the Marvel universe, another of Stan Lee’s creations, but totally disconnected from The Avengers’ storyline. (Unlike The Avengers, this is not a Disney production.) Our hero is Eddie Brock, a down-on-his-luck investigative reporter, who symbiotically merges with an alien life form that calls itself Venom. Eddie/Venom must take down the villain and prevent an alien invasion and the destruction of humanity.
There are the usual action sequences — chase scenes, fight scenes, explosions, etc. There’s some Deadpool-like humor, though not as crass. And Stan Lee’s cameo is very, very obvious.
Though I enjoyed the movie — it’s good, escapist fun — it’s not on par with the movies coming out of the Marvel/Disney partnership. But if you like the genre, it’s worth seeing. And do stay for the post-credit scenes.
I hear the critics did not like it. Sounds mindless enough.
ReplyDeleteThe critics didn’t think it was as good as other Marvel films. But it was fun.
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